The Bird does two things: Fried chicken sandwiches and curly fries

The Bird, Adriano Paganini’s newest fast-food restaurant, opened in the Financial District today with three items: fried chicken sandwiches, curly fries and beer.

It’s a variation on Paganini’s Super Duper chain, minimalist and on trend. The sandwiches are designed by consulting chef Blair Warsham (Restaurant at Meadowood, Tinder Box, the American Bao pop-up), and are made with a gluten-free coating, Super Duper pickles, a cabbage-onion-apple slaw and a price tag of $8.

Because it is San Francisco, the chicken is free-range and subtly seasoned with North African spices. The restaurant has also given itself a hashtag: #cluckyeah. Odds of #cluckyeah trending on Twitter: 117 to 1.

The line on Day 1 at The Bird.

San Francisco’s higher end restaurants haven’t obsessed over the fried chicken sandwich the way Los Angeles and certain East Coast cities have. But Paganini joining a fleet of fast-food entrepreneurs aiming to one-up a certain chain famous for its (mediocre) crispy chicken sandwiches and record of anti-LGBT activism. New York’s David Chang opened Fuku in June 2015. Locally, the Organic Coup now has four Bay Area locations and has announced three more — in fact, it opened a store at Kearny and Hardie today — and on the Peninsula, Starbird recently opened a Sunnyvale restaurant, with a Foster City branch on the way.

For the moment, The Bird opens at 11 a.m. with the fixings for only 200 sandwiches on hand, and plans to close up when they run out. Based on the line today, that means if you want bragging rights you should count on an early lunch.

The Bird, 115 New Montgomery St. (at Mission Street), San Francisco, thebirdsf.com. Open 11 a.m. until ?